Mayor Mike Savage says the World Junior Hockey Championship will go ahead as planned for Halifax and Moncton. That announcement came a day after the CEO and Board of Directors resigned from Hockey Canada, the group overseeing the sport in this country. The resignations are in response to a host of sponsors pulling their financial support after scandals broke involving sexual assaults, financial settlements and non-disclosure agreements. Moshe Lander is an Economics Professor who teaches at Concordia University and Dalhousie. He also hosts a podcast that looks at the intersection of sport and economics. And he shares his thoughts.

Nova Scotia has highest percentage of citizens who identify as trans and non-binary of all of the provinces and territories. Statistics Canada also says Halifax is the second-most gender-diverse city in the country behind Victoria. This week, the Standing Committee on Health brought the issue of Gender Affirming Care to the Legislature discussion. And there are lots of reasons for all of us to better educate ourselves on the issues and challenges the community is facing. Mikaela Gorman is a trans-woman who is very open about her experiences. And she takes some time to discuss some of the terminology and language being used as well as her own transition in this conversation.

After months of criticism over their handling of sexual assault allegations, the CEO and the entire board of directors of Hockey Canada are stepping down. And it's just the first step according to Judy Haiven. She's is the founder of a group called Equity Watch, a human rights organization dedicated to fighting bullying and discrimination in the workplace. Along with their reluctance to openly denounce rape culture, Haiven says they've been accepting fees from hockey players to go towards settling cases out of court and preventing women and girls from telling their story. She says Halifax and Moncton should refuse to host the World Junior Hockey Championships, and there should be an inquiry. She also offers her thoughts on what hockey players and supporters should do to improve the tarnished image of our national sport.

Nova Scotia is denying homeless people hurricane relief aid despite announcing social assistance recipients would all get an extra $150. But as reported by Andrew Rankin, the province is denying anyone who doesn't have a permanent address. And there are lots of others in the same situation as Robert Stewart according to Campbell McClintock. He is a street outreach worker with the Out of the Cold Community Association. They provide a low-barrier supported housing community in Halifax. Campbell has a few thoughts on how we can all support the 400 or so people without permanent housing and offers his challenge to Premier Tim Houston.

Unless you've lived for close to two weeks without electricity, it's hard to really get a sense of what it's like. For Carrie Smith, she and her Pictou County family lost their electricity at midnight September 23rd. She's been told it will be restored this coming Sunday, October 9th. In spite of the inconvenience, she says they've come together as a community and they are grateful for the teams who have been working to clean up the mess. We also hear from Halifax Regional Fire Assistant Chief of Core Operations Kevin Dean. He was an Incident Commander of the Urban Search and Rescue Team out of Halifax, helping the military and Nova Scotia Power in the cleanup in Pictou County. And he shares more on Canada Task Force 5.

October 5th is World Teachers' Day with the theme this year of The Answer Begins with Teachers. But they say teachers arefacing unprecedented challenges that have beenbuildingfor several years and have onlybeen exacerbated by the pandemic. Ryan Lutes is the President of the Nova Scotia Teachers' Union representing close to 9,500 teachers and specialists. He discusses some of those challenges and the ongoing impact they're having on both teachers and staff. And he addresses some of the rhetoric from some who are accusing teachers of an agenda when it comes to race and gender. And that includes the bizarre accusations about litter boxes being placed in classrooms.

Some Nova Scotians may not even have their electricity reconnected in time for the Thanksgiving Weekend. And for those who will have power, they can expect the meal to cost more this year. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is with Dalhousie's Agri-Food Analytics Lab. And they conducted a survey with the help of the polling firm Angus Reid to see how inflation is affecting the fall harvest gathering. And they found almost a quarter of Canadians say they will be making some menu changes for Thanksgiving due to higher food prices. They also looked at the preferences for local food and for homemade food for our family get together.

Not only was the huge street party predictable, it was likely preventable. That's what the President of the Dalhousie Student Union is saying after thousands of intoxicated students held an unofficial Homecoming gathering for a second year in a row. Aparna Mohan says the University needs to take more responsibility for not being proactive. She says the student union had been trying to get help to hold an official event, either on campus or somewhere else downtown. But she says the administration didn't want to have anything to do with that. And she says simply repeating the parties are illegal and unsanctioned isn't going to change outcomes.

It's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ahead of Mi’kmaq History Month and Treaty Day. And it's part of the ongoing reparations of relations with First Nations in Canada. Along with official services and ceremonies, it's a day off for some Nova Scotian workers. But Pam Glode Desrochers says we shouldn't call it a holiday. The Executive Director of the Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre in Halifax. She says we've come a long way in the last few years but more education is the key to reconciliation. She shares her thoughts on those issues and the trend for businesses and politicians to offer land acknowledgements and what action should come with being treaty people.

A controversial change to Nova Scotia's film tax credit system in 2015 dramatically impacted the numbers of productions. But things have certainly rebounded in recent years. In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic drove a need for new content and the industry responded. Nova Scotia's film and television is bustling right now according to a casting director. Erin Hennessey discusses the opportunities and challenges as they look to try and fill demand. She hopes everyone in the province gets involved in background performing at least once in their lives.